Geocaching is a game in which players search for hidden objects by using GPS coordinates that are posted on the internet. Gamers travel to different places around the world in order to find the object. The hidden objects can be located anywhere from a cemetery to a major highway. Many controversies have begun to arise due to the fact that the objects are being hidden in private properties. When geocaching first began the GPS wasn’t accurate, which caused players to not find the hidden objects. In the source titled Geocaching it states, “Before that year, selective availability, or the intentional disruption of satellite signals to GPS units causing errors for up to 328 feet (100 m), was in place for United States security purposes”. In order for the game to be played properly the people participating must have the correct coordinates to find the hidden object. The game was originally named “GPS Stash Hunt” and it started off with just a few people. It is now specified as geocaching, the word “geo” meaning geography and “caching” which is the process it takes to hide a cache. …show more content…
The game can be an event that is done with family members, or even a group of friends, but even though it’s an outdoor game, technology is still involved. It can be risky in the sense that people can locate where you are, because of the use of the GPS. Also, the hidden object can be in places that are not suitable for non gamers. James Gunsalus states, “South Carolina has proposed fining people $100 for placing caches without permission in cemeteries or historic sites”, this clearly shows the part that is not fun when it comes to geocaching. Getting in trouble with the law for playing a game isn’t worth it. Gamers don’t realize the bad part that comes with playing the
Cronulla is a beachside suburb in southern Sydney, it is located 34.0574° S, 151.1522° E which is 26 kilometres south of the Sydney CBD (see figure 2). It is governed by the Sutherland Shire Council. Cronulla’s coastal environment is on the Kurnell Peninsula, which is made up of a tombolo. A tombolo is a sand spit connecting a rocky outcrop or island to the mainland. So this forms a barrier between Botany Bay and Bate Bay. The two areas of study visited were Wanda Beach and the Greenhills Beach development.
The use of handheld GPS devices to locate hidden caches, or might we say treasures, is called geocaching or geoseeking. Florida State Parks, including this one, take part in Operation Recreation GeoTour by Geocaching.com. Spanning from Pensacola to West Palm, this engages treasure hunters all along the coast. The Lloyd Beach State Park is no exception.
"We will input GPS data, analyze the artifacts to get a sense of what is present at the site and see if we can find patterns, such as a concentration of cockpit materials. We will also catalogue the artifacts and write a report on the findings," said Schwarz.
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Produced by John Howe, “Secrets of the Lost Canyon” is centered in the heart of central Utah. By examining past artworks and artworks, archaeologists were able to come up with analytical information concerning the Fremont Indians and their place of origin, Range Creek Canyon. The location holds a total of 295 sites. Amongst the remaining historical artifacts left over by the Fremont Indians, a large amount includes detailed art and symbols drawn onto stone bases. Range Creek Canyon is where they lived, and the location holds a total of 295 sites. The Federal government has purchased the land and are bringing in federal agencies while public management is still being sorted out. Meanwhile, archaeologists, Native Americans, and the location’s managers are conflicted on the situation. The struggle is directed towards the main goals of protecting cultural resources for both the wildlife and public resources. Archaeology is about spectacular discovery that awe the public. If people do not carefully collect information concerning an
Another group of archaeologists working about 50 miles west of Roanoke Island at the head of Albemarle Sound say that they have pottery and metal artifacts likely associated with the Lost Colony. The digs by the First Colony Foundation were sparked by the 2012 discovery of a patch concealing the image of a fort on a map painted by John White.But like the finds at Hatteras, the objects might be associated with the second wave of English settlement.Last fall, a dig by the National Park Service at Fort Raleigh on Roanoke Island thought to be the site of the original settlement yielded no trace of the colonists. Earlier in 2016, archaeologists found a handful of fragments of an apothecary jar that almost certainly date from the 16th century. The gold Kendall ring is likely a cheap brass trade item won’t derail the quest to find out what took place on the Outer Banks more than four centuries ago. As for Ewen, he hopes that the analysis of the ring will help put researchers back on track in their search for scarce clues to the Roanoke settlers. Ewen said,“Science actually does work,” “if you give it time.”GPR is a technology employed by archaeologists to visualize and map possible objects below ground. It sends radio waves into the ground and measures the echo from the signal that bounces off buried objects. On the other hand , GPR has been used to identify coffins since the coffins contain voids with poorer conductive
As we pick up the exciting, action-packed, fourth episode of the saga of Old Geo. Ochenski. We find Ron and Geo setting at “The Goobers Bristol Cafe” in old downtown Missoula. The air is filled with stagnant current. People stop, look and move to the other side of the street. They all know, that a less than potent outburst, was about to happen. But, from whom, they did not know. Ron stood and walked to the driver side of the Cad. He asked the man inside for the “Ochenski” file. Where upon he walked back to the table. Sitting down, he asked, Geo as he placed the file on the table, “How is your revolution going?” Geo., got a puzzled look on his face and asked, “revolution? What revolution?” Ron opened the file, thumbed though a few sheets of paper, selected one and showed it to Geo.
It takes a lot to rip apart a town. It takes a lot to ravage a community, particularly one as tightly-knit as Ridgway, Pennsylvania. Nestled snugly at the southeastern edge of Allegheny National Forest, Ridgway’s population has dipped to just below four thousand in recent years, though in its 191 years of settlement, it’s never once been called home by more than roughly six thousand people at once. Its proximity to the forest attracts huntsmen and hikers alike, but unless one were actively looking for the town—the square mileage of which comes in at just over two and a half miles, total—it would be remarkably easy for Ridgway to not make a blip on someone’s radar at all. It’s small, out of the way, and most of all, quiet—a recipe for insignificance.
There are several different kinds of satelite imagery a long the lines of infared, and weather satelites. In regards to satelites, they give a larger area of a feild to be seen. They "provide their value immedietly" (Caldwell 6) by means of having the ability to give back information to the researchers almost immedietly after a sense of information. When finding results when looking for such artifacts as ancient ruins, researchers have the ability to use satelites "about 400 miles above the ground" (Santos 1). As a matter of fact, Infared technology in satelites can "locate objects on the ground less than two feet wide...infared light can also penetrate about a foot below the surface and detect differences in soil"(Santos 2). This advancement in technology allows
The trails are well-kept, and easy to navigate; moreover, the trails are situated in beautiful, serene woods. There a couple of bridges that goes over waterways in a couple of spots that provide calming views of the flowing waters. (I know this is not the focus of my research, but I had to include how picturesque the scenery is). While strolling along the trails, we passed various people. Most people were alone; there were only two occasions where we walked by two people. Some people were jogging, and others were just walking along the trail. Although the encounters with others were short-lived as we walked along the trails, every one we came across acknowledged us by saying hello or with a wave. At one point along the trail we found a box inside of a tree stump that had a piece of paper with names, a pencil, and other various items. I am not very familiar with geocaching, but I recognized the finding as that activity. The paper included signatures of people I did not know, as well as dates. The piece of paper was nearly four years old, and my children and I incorporated our own signatures. We also added our own various objects; my daughter left a hair bow, my son left a flower he picked, and I left a quarter. As I said, I am not sure how geocaching really works, but my children were especially excited to sign their names to a piece of
The technological uses of smart phones, GPS, digital maps, internet, and even social websites have made it inherently impossible to keep public lands a secret. However, Gold Butte 's fame did not sprout from technology or social
They sift every spoonful of earth, and they map in 3-D where each scrap of bone, corn, pottery, and shell bead comes from. They even keep track of where the dirt changes color.Cahokia Mounds State ,where a mystery was partly solved when workers at another dig a few miles away found a bald cypress log three feet in diameter in such a hole. The "bathtubs" were post pits, shaped to make it possible to ease huge posts into them. It soon became clear that the prehistoric "Cahokians" had indeed designed and put in place a circle of posts. And not just any circle: if you stood at its center on the mornings of the spring and fall equinoxes (usually March 21 and September 21 in our calendar), you would see the sun rise from behind a post. It 's lucky for us that Mississippian culture survived Cahokia 's decline and abandonment around 1300 and was still around in 1539, when Hernando de Soto tried to conquer what is now the
The geographic perspective is looking at the world like geographer. They do this by wanting to know the who, what, where how, of the world. The geographic perspective covers everything from the physical geography to history. People use the cultural perspective to understand the given global event. For example a situation in the Middle East would be best interpreted with information such as their culture, and history. The geographic perspective is looking at the world like geographer. They do this by wanting to know the who, what, where how, of the world. The geographic perspective covers everything from the physical geography to history. People use the cultural perspective to understand the given global event. For example a situation in the
Like most Americans, I expect to find in every city, every town, even in every village in the country, an outdoor recreation area or what is usually called a park; and I am seldom disappointed. No matter how new and unfinished a town may be, or however old and poor, I know that it will contain, wedged in among the crowded blocks of buildings, a rectangular space with grass and trees and meandering paths and perhaps a bandstand or a flagpole.
A website developer named Jeremy Irish stumbled upon Teague’s website and decided to give this treasure hunt a try. After Irish’s thrill of finding his first cache he decided to start a hobby website for the activity; with the help of Teague the Geocaching website was launched on September 2, 2002 with only 75 caches known in the world.